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‘Pandora papers’: New leaks reveal how world leaders use offshore companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021By Editor

Leaked papers appear to show how some of the world’s elites accumulate property empires while avoiding millions in taxes, with reports focusing on European, Middle Eastern and South American leaders, and world-famous celebrities. … Read More >‘Pandora papers’: New leaks reveal how world leaders use offshore companies to dodge millions of dollars in taxes

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‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021By Editor

Up to 3,200 Catholic priests have sexually abused children in France in recent history, the head of an independent inquiry has said, days before publishing a report on the scope of crimes against minors inside the church. … Read More >‘Most absolute of evils’: Investigation estimates up to 3,200 pedophile priests in French Catholic Church since 1950

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Man arrested in Germany on suspicion of illegally exporting equipment for Iran’s nuclear program

Posted on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021By Editor

Police in Germany have arrested a German-Iranian citizen on suspicion that he exported €1.1 million of equipment to Iranian firms blacklisted by the EU for use in Tehran’s nuclear program. … Read More >Man arrested in Germany on suspicion of illegally exporting equipment for Iran’s nuclear program

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Prosecution witness in Netanyahu’s corruption trial killed as his plane crashes in Greece

Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021By Editor

Former senior Israeli official Haim Geron has been killed in a plane crash near the Greek island of Samos. Geron was among the witnesses in the ongoing corruption trial of ex-PM Benjamin Netanyahu. … Read More >Prosecution witness in Netanyahu’s corruption trial killed as his plane crashes in Greece

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German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

German prosecutors have searched the offices of the finance and justice ministries in Berlin, seizing documents related to a probe into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency tasked with tackling money laundering. … Read More >German prosecutors search finance & justice ministries as part of money-laundering probe

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LGBTQ activists protest against homophobic violence in Madrid despite victim of alleged attack withdrawing his testimony (VIDEO)

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021By Editor

Scores of people gathered in central Madrid on Wednesday to decry violence against the LGBTQ community in Spain. The rally was organized in response to reports of a homophobic attack, which later turned out to be false. … Read More >LGBTQ activists protest against homophobic violence in Madrid despite victim of alleged attack withdrawing his testimony (VIDEO)

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6 charged in Germany over daring Dresden Green Vault heist, jewels worth €100mn still missing 2 years after theft

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021By Editor

German prosecutors have charged six men over the largest heist ever recorded in the country, at Dresden’s Green Vault museum in 2019, when the robbers stole some €113.8 million ($135 million) worth of historical jewellery. … Read More >6 charged in Germany over daring Dresden Green Vault heist, jewels worth €100mn still missing 2 years after theft

Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing

Posted on September 9, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor

China’s Foreign Ministry has demanded probes be opened into numerous allegations of crimes committed by the US military against Afghans during the 20-year occupation of the now-Taliban controlled nation. … Read More >Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing

US military says Kabul strike targeting ISIS-K may have led to ‘additional casualties’ amid reports that family of 9 perished

Posted on September 5, 2021September 5, 2021By Editor

The US Central Command has said it is investigating reports that civilians were killed as a result of its strike on an alleged ISIS-K vehicle in Kabul. It has been reported that an entire family perished in the operation. … Read More >US military says Kabul strike targeting ISIS-K may have led to ‘additional casualties’ amid reports that family of 9 perished

Moderna vaccinations halted in Japan’s Okinawa after ‘black substances’ found in vial, days after other batch of jab was suspended

Posted on September 4, 2021By Editor

Okinawa prefecture has halted Moderna vaccinations after unknown materials were found in a vial of the drug. The move comes after Japan pulled 1.6 million Moderna doses from a different batch over contamination concerns. … Read More >Moderna vaccinations halted in Japan’s Okinawa after ‘black substances’ found in vial, days after other batch of jab was suspended